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The Best Show on WFMU => Dear Tom => Topic started by: fonpr on January 03, 2017, 09:33:43 AM

A decade in, podcasts are still operating in the shadow of two monolithic progenitors. The first, This American Life, launched a hundred imitators looking to ape its thoughtful tone and slice of life realism. Even nonfiction podcasters coloring outside the lines TAL drew use Iraís sense of story structure and ever≠-pleasant intonation. The second, The Best Show with Tom Scharpling, set a standard for elaborate comic routines and cranky commentary thatís echoed by every comedy podcast in its wake. Both shows were truly groundbreaking when they started, but these days they donít sound so noisy. They sound normal. And so does everyone else.